Avalanche Forecast
Issued: Nov 29th, 2012 4:26PM
The alpine rating is , the treeline rating is , and the below treeline rating is Known problems include Wind Slabs and Persistent Slabs.
brian webster,
Avalanche Canada
Summary
Weather Forecast
South westerly flow bringing only light snow showers to the area.
Snowpack Summary
Average snowpack depth at tree-line is 90-100cm. Snowpack stability tests show mod shears at storm snow interface down 30-40 cm, and mod to hard shears on the Nov 6th crust in the bottom third of the pack.
Avalanche Summary
No reported or observed avalanches today.
Confidence
Problems
Wind Slabs
Expect thin wind slabs in the alpine from moderate SW winds.
Aspects: North, North East, East, South East.
Elevations: Alpine.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Persistent Slabs
The Nov 6 raincrust is down 50-90 cm. Although we have not seen any recent activity on this crust, this is still a significant layer in the snowpack. Evaluate this layer carefully prior to entering steeper/bigger terrain.
Aspects: All aspects.
Elevations: Alpine, Treeline.
Likelihood
Expected Size
Valid until: Nov 30th, 2012 4:00PM
